Games on July 24, 2011

The games of July 24, 2011

15 games were played on July 24, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Colorado Rockies 7-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 12-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Tampa Bay Rays over the Kansas City Royals (5-0) and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Texas Rangers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Florida Marlins 5-4 over the New York Mets, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels topped the Baltimore Orioles 9-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 3-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 5-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Diego Padres 5-3, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 23, 2011 and the next, Jul 25, 2011. The 2011 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.